Dr. Ellen Ketterson and team receive Grand Challenge Initiative funding

The project, Preparing for Change, will harness the research of scientists on the Bloomington campus and beyond to help Indiana identify and develop solutions that will  help Hoosiers mitigate the effects of ongoing environmental change.  Project leaders have already begun putting in place the infrastructure to collect data about the challenges Indiana faces from environmental change and to organize research activities to address them.

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Mechanisms of Behavior Lab is now a CTSI Service Core

The mission of  Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute is to “create the highest-quality research dedicated to improving human health across Indiana and beyond.” CTSI Cores have demonstrated quality oversight, and users that span departments and schools, among other criteria. CISAB members whose research has clinical and translational applications are encouraged to explore the many programs CTSI has to offer, including the possibility of research funding opportunities.  If you conduct labwork in the CISAB Mechanisms of Behavior Laboratory, consider applying for special CTSI Core Pilot Grants!

Ronald receives early-career award

CISAB member and CTRD Postdoc Kelly Ronald of the Hurley Lab received the Walter Clyde Allee award, an early-career award for the best paper in animal behavior during the annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society.

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